What to Do About Climate Anxiety; Letting Go of Goals in Meditation Practice; A Spring Prayer

 

04.22.2025

What to Do About Your Climate Anxiety James Thornton offers tips for turning anxiety into skillful action and a kinder, safer world.   Alisa Dennis on Letting Go of Goals in Mindfulness and Meditation Practice Mindfulness teacher Alisa Dennis explores the true essence of meditation and mindfulness practice, encouraging us to let go of striving for specific outcomes.     A Spring Prayer Shozan Jack Haubner presents a prayer for the chaotic awakening of nature that is spring. ADVERTISEMENT Don’t Clench Grievances can lead to toothaches and other pains. Gabriel Cohen on letting go. Coalition of Buddhist teachers, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi issue new letters of support for Mohsen Mahdawi Two new letters of Buddhist-community support for Mohsen Mahdawi — a former president of Columbia University’s Buddhist Association and student activist who has been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza — have been issued in response to his detention by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on April 14. Nothing Solid, Nothing Separate When we look deeply into emptiness, says Phil Stanley, we find everything and nothing. For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide To Wisdom For Difficult Times” Ebook In difficult times, some Buddhist teachings tell us to “abandon all hope of fruition.” This does not mean being hopeless, but rather seeing things as they are, which requires acknowledging suffering while realizing we have the power to change it. This collection of wisdom from Pema Chödrön, Margaret Wheatley, Emily Horn, and more looks at hope and hopelessness in difficult times. Step-by-step, and with a little wise hope, we can make change, setting the intention to be of benefit for all.